Minuscule 51
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Minuscule 51 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 364 (Von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Formerly it was labelled by 51e for the Gospels, 32a for the Acts, and 38p for the Pauline epistles.[2]Template:R/superscript It has marginalia.
Description
The codex contains the text of the New Testament except Book of Revelation on 325 parchment leaves (size 30 cm by 22 cm) with a commentary. The text is written in two columns per page, 28 lines per page.[3][4]
The order of books is unusual: Acts, Pauline epistles, Catholic epistles and Gospels (as in codex 234).[2] It contains three lacunae (2 Peter 3:2-17; Matthew 18:12-35; Mark 2:8-3:4).[5]
The text is divided according to the Script error: No such module "Lang". (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their Script error: No such module "Lang". (titles of chapters) at the top of the pages. The text of the Gospels has also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections, but the Eusebian Canons are absent. In the Acts and Epistles it has the Euthalian Apparatus.[5]Template:R/superscript
It contains Prolegomena at the beginning, tables of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (tables of contents) before each sacred book, liturgical books with hagiographies (synaxaria and Menologion), subscriptions at the end of each book, and lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use).[2]Template:R/superscript
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. According to Scrivener it has many unusual readings.[2] Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx.[6] Kurt Aland did not place it in any Category.[7] According to the Claremont Profile Method it has Kx text in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made.[6]
History
The manuscript was dated by Gregory to the 12th century.[5]Template:R/superscript Currently it has been assigned by the INTF to the 13th century.[3]Template:R/superscript[4]Template:R/superscript
In 1636 William Laud presented the manuscript to the Bodleian Library.[5]Template:R/superscript
Mill pointed resemblance to the Complutensian text. It was examined by Mill (as Laud. 2), Bentley, and Griesbach.[5]Template:R/superscript Bentley used it as codex γ.[2]Template:R/superscript C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.[5]Template:R/superscript
Formerly it was labelled by 51e for the Gospels, 32a for the Acts, and 38p for the Pauline epistles.[2]Template:R/superscript Gregory in 1908 gave for it number 51.[1]Template:R/superscript
It is currently housed in at the Bodleian Library (MS. Laud. Gr. 31), at Oxford.[3]Template:R/superscript[4]Template:R/superscript
See also
References
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- ↑ a b c K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 49.
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Further reading
- Franz Delitzsch, "Studien zur Entstehungsgeschichte der Polyglottenbibel des Cardinal Ximenes" (Leipzig, 1871).